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modelbob
Administrator
Registered: August 2004
Posts: 1,469
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Sat July 28, 2007 11:34pm
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I thought DCC was supposed to make wiring simpler. You know, just hook up two wires and you're set. 
OK, I never really did believe that, but why such complicated wiring?
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Joe Daddy
C & SF, my obsession
Registered: October 2006
Location: Colorado
Posts: 153
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Sun July 29, 2007 12:25am
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DCC without feedback and signaling is cake. Signaling requires 1 wire for each LED plus a common for the group (3-4 wires per signal). Location sensors require 2 wires per sensor. A turnout controller requires 3 wires per turnout. Now, have 30 sensors and 30 signals and 20 or 30 turnouts and you have a lot of wires. Add to that a few lights scattered around and things get really complicated when wiring. The scheme I use is based on Cat 5 and 110 block standard wiring schemes so it makes it very easy to run all those wires in a way that can be managed and maintained. I use 24 gauge for everything but the DCC bus.
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Joe Daddy
My model railroad blog and home of a few of the many lessons learned as a Newbie.
http://wwwjoe-daddy.blogspot.com
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Trucula
Drum Driver
Registered: February 2006
Location: Shirleysburg,Pa
Posts: 590
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Brunton
Wyoming native
Registered: January 2006
Location: New Jersey (ugh!)
Posts: 61
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